By Catholic News Service TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (CNS) — The Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops called on Gov. Ron DeSantis to commute the death sentence to life in prison for a man scheduled to be executed for a 1984 murder. Robert Joseph “Bobby Joe”...

By Pablo Kay | Catholic News Service LOS ANGELES (CNS) — Church officials are urging Catholics to continue to oppose a California bill that would force priests to disclose information about child sexual abuse that they hear in the sacrament of confession. The...

By Carol Zimmermann | Catholic News Service WASHINGTON (CNS) — During his installation ceremony as the new archbishop of Washington, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory acknowledged the struggles that have recently impacted the Catholic Church and urged Catholic...

By Mike Matvey | Catholic News Service ALBANY, N.Y. (CNS) — The numbers are so staggering that it has been called “torture.” Solitary confinement is in widespread use in prisons across the United States and, in New York state alone, more than 3,000...

By Cindy Wooden | Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Parishes and dioceses are now allowed to organize official pilgrimages to Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina, but it must be clear that the Catholic Church has not recognized as authentic the alleged...

By Christie McCullough | Catholic News Service NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CNS) — Vice president of human resources, real estate agent and hospital chaplain are all part of Deacon Paul Brancheau’s resume. But his current job as a ride-hailing driver has arguably...